4 Amendments of Isabelle DURANT related to 2011/0399(COD)
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Horizon 2020 should be implemented with a view to contributing directly to creating citizen's welfare, economic development, environmental sustainability, industrial leadership, gprowthsperity and employment in Europe and should reflect the strategic vision of the Commission Communication of 6 October 2010 to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Region ‘'Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation’'6 whereby the Commission engages to radically simplify access of participants.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The participant Guarantee Fund set up under Regulation No 1906/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universitie, universities and civil society organisations in actions under the Seventh Framework Programme and for the dissemination of research results (2007- 2013)14 and managed by the Commission has proved to be an important safeguard mechanism which mitigates the risks associated to the amounts due and not reimbursed by defaulting participants. Therefore, a new participant Guarantee Fund (the Fund) should be established. In order to ensure a more efficient management and a better coverage of participants' risk, the Fund should cover actions under the programme set up under Decision No 1982/2006/EC, under the programme set up by Council Decision of 18 December 2006 concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011)15 , under the programme set up by Council Decision […...] of X 2011 establishing the Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2012-2013) as well as actions under Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [Horizon 2020] and Regulation (Euratom) No XX/XX of the Council on the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2014-2018) complementing the Horizon 2020- the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation [Euratom H2020]16 . Programmes managed by entities other than Union bodies should not be covered by the Fund.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) 'legal entity’' means undertakings, research centres and universities, encompassing any natural person, or any legal person created under national law, Union law or international law, which has legal personality and which may, acting in its own name, exercise rights and be subject to obligations; these include non profit-making and civil society organisations;
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. The Horizon 2020 grant may reach a maximum of 100 % of the total eligible costs, without prejudice to the co-financing principle, for non profit-making public bodies, secondary and higher education establishments, research organisations and SMEs.